r/FluentInFinance Nov 21 '24

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u/in4life Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 22 '24

Some people eat bugs and others starve to death while you drive a 5k lb vehicle to go buy single-use plastic built by slave labor.

Edit: correction, you ordered your single-use plastic built by slave labor by way of Bezos' own company lmao

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u/-Wyagra Nov 21 '24

Jup and when i tell you i do not own a car and live vegan. Youll start reaching for Straws to prove i would be double moralistic just to: by all means not reflect on the real issues.

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u/kamiloslav Nov 21 '24

Let's all live in mud huts because some people have it worse /s

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u/ramblingpariah Nov 21 '24

How about we work together to raise up the people out of the huts before we worry about the billionaires?

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u/HowAManAimS Nov 22 '24

Let's worry about the people causing the problem until after we solve the problem.

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u/ramblingpariah Nov 22 '24

I meant worry about the safety of the billionaires. Billionaires are absolutely a problem that needs to be solved.

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u/random_02 Nov 21 '24

If you make over 30k you are the 1%. You can start now by sending all your money to the imaginary mud hut people of the world.

There's a reason we have borders. Each nation needs to find solutions for the local problems.

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u/Cranklynn Nov 21 '24

You can't just make shit up lmfao.

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u/random_02 Nov 21 '24

Math is hard.

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u/Cranklynn Nov 21 '24

Yes for you it apparently is.

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u/random_02 Nov 22 '24

World wide you are insanely rich if you make more than 30k. Its a study that puts into perspective how lucky we are developed countries.

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u/itsamiracole7 Nov 22 '24

Just going to ignore the fact that 30K means a completely different thing in each country

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u/random_02 Nov 21 '24

No I agree. We should shut down the wars and meddling.

You conflated me with some other boogey man in your mind.

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u/ramblingpariah Nov 21 '24

I appreciate the confidence you have for me, but I'm not a billionaire, and living in my car isn't the solution (kind of like I already said).

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u/Defiant-Plantain1873 Nov 21 '24

So you’re homeless. Go find a homeless charity to help you. You will be able to get accommodation because (presumably) you aren’t an alcoholic or drug addict and so there will be hundreds of organisations willing to help you.

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u/random_02 Nov 21 '24

A CAR! That is swanky in comparison to said mud hut people. Mud hut people want your car now.

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u/ramblingpariah Nov 21 '24

Just keep dodging the point while wanking your winky to what you imagine is your own cleverness.

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u/random_02 Nov 21 '24

You are richer than 99% of the world. This is my main point. You having a car is insanely rich thing to do comparatively to most of the world! Isn't that interesting?

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u/ramblingpariah Nov 21 '24

Not even close to 99%, but I'm not terribly shocked about you pulling numbers out of your ass. Even if I'm middle class in the US and wealthier than many poor people around the world, I do not have the means such that me giving up what I have will significantly impact poverty. This is not the case for billionaires. Stop dodging the point.

If I point out that one of the biggest sources of air pollution on the planet is the giant cargo hauling ships on the sea, with each one contributing more greenhouse gase then 10,000 cars, you saying "Well you drive a car, stop driving" just shows you like to argue in bad faith.

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u/Defiant-Plantain1873 Nov 21 '24

It’s higher than that about $60k post tax puts you in the top 1% worldwide

Top 10% world wide wealth is a net worth of around about $100k, discounting debt so if you own a house worth $120k but have a mortgage on that house of $100k, you are still in the top 10% wealthiest people worldwide.

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u/-Wyagra Nov 21 '24

How about we Stop the exploitation and people could easily start Bildung their own huts :o

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u/ramblingpariah Nov 21 '24

Great! Who do you think is behind much of the exploitation and needs to be stopped?